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The National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2025

Type Scottish-Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2025-03-27

State In force

Jurisdiction Scotland

Department King's Printer for Scotland

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Made: 27th March 2025

Coming into force: 1st April 2025

In accordance with section 52(3) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement

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This Order may be cited as the National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2025 and comes into force on 1 April 2025.

Amendments to the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006

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(1) the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006[^f00002] is amended in accordance with this article.

(2) At the end of article 12(2B), insert—

(p) for the financial year beginning on 1 April 2025 £215,100,000.

(3) At the end of article 12(2D), insert—

(m) 52.9% for the financial year beginning on 1 April 2025.

Amendment to the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Young Persons (Scotland) Order 2021

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After article 12(4C) of the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Young Persons (Scotland) Order 2021 [^f00003], insert—

(4D) The reimbursement rate for the financial year beginning on 1 April 2025 is— (a) 47.9% in relation to eligible journeys on eligible services made by eligible persons aged 5 to 15 years old, (b) 72.4% in relation to eligible journeys on eligible services made by eligible persons aged 16 to 21 years old.

Signed

JIM FAIRLIE — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 27th March 2025

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article 2 of this Order amends article 12 of the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Scotland) Order 2006 to set the capped level of funding and the reimbursement rate for the financial year 2025/2026.

Article 3 of this Order also amends article 12 of the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Young Persons (Scotland) Order 2021 to set the reimbursement rates for the financial year 2025/2026.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2005 asp 12.

[^f00002]: S.S.I. 2006/107, as amended by S.S.I. 2010/140, S.S.I. 2013/114, S.S.I. 2015/133, S.S.I. 2017/71, S.S.I. 2018/98, S.S.I. 2019/119, S.S.I. 2020/104, S.S.I. 2021/175, S.S.I. 2022/115, S.S.I. 2023/108 and S.S.I. 2024/107.

[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2021/175, as amended by S.S.I. 2021/381, S.S.I. 2022/115, S.S.I. 2023/108 and S.S.I. 2024/107.

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